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Regional Assistant to the Director
Washington State Department of Agriculture
United States
Ignacio Marquez became the regional assistant to the director in October, 2016. In his position from Yakima, Ignacio’s responsibilities include establishing working relationships with WSDA agency staff, tribes, government agencies, agriculture employers, associations, agriculture labor organizations, community-based agencies, elected officials, and natural resource stakeholders in the Eastern/Central region. Ignacio is also the agency’s point of contact for farm labor issues such as workforce availability, wages, health, and housing. He is also the representative for WSDA on the Washington State Task Force Against the Trafficking of Persons. Ignacio began his career with WSDA in 2013 as a policy assistant to the director.
Wed 21
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Fair state room - 1st floor
The Growers Experience
Speakers
Apolinar Angel Field supervisor Zirklefruit
Bernardita Sallato Tree Fruit Extension Specialist Washington State University
Ignacio Marquez Regional Assistant to the Director Washington State Department of Agriculture
Paola Pesantez-Cabrera Researcher/Data Scientist AgAID Institute/Washington State University
R.Karina Gallardo Professor, Extension Specialist Puyallup Research and Extension Center Washington State University
